- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: Exempt
- Studio: Discovery Records
- DVD Release Date: 20 Aug 2008
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B000ANYJOA
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 69,649 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Obviously viewers of this DVD have to make allowances for the fact that these films are old. What you notice is how static the camera work is, when compared with today's sophisticated multi-angle, full colour HD presentations. Having said that, the chance to see Miles Davies and other great jazz musicians performing is sublime. There is a feast of wonderful jazz performed by a number of jazz legends, and I recommend this DVD to all serious jazz fans. I shall be watching it over and over again.
Patrick Wise, Cirencester
Patrick Wise, Cirencester
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Lives Up To The Name!!!!
28 Dec 2004
Format:DVD
This film compilation on DVD proves that jazz is America's classical music. Picture a 2 disc DVD set including: "Jammin' The Blues" from 1942 featuring Lester Young, Big Sid Catlett, Jo Jones, and Roy Eldridge to name a few, "Hot House" from 1951 featuring Charlie Parkers' only U.S. TV appearance with Dizzy Gillespie, "JATP" jam session featuring Lester Young, Ben Webster, Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, etc., 1958's complete "Sound of Miles Davis" featuring Miles himself, John Coltrane, Tony Williams, Nat Adderley, Gil Evans, etc., the complete 1959 CBS broadcast "Sound of Jazz" featuring almost every name in the book, and finally the complete "Studio 61" broadcast featuring Ahmad Jamal and Ben Webster.
Needless to say, this lives up to the billing as "The Greatest Jazz Films Ever". When this came out on DVD, I knew that I needed to have it, and so does any music (jazz or otherwise) fan. Without a doubt, this is the best music DVD set that I've ever had the privilage of watching. BUY IT TODAY!!!!!!!!
Needless to say, this lives up to the billing as "The Greatest Jazz Films Ever". When this came out on DVD, I knew that I needed to have it, and so does any music (jazz or otherwise) fan. Without a doubt, this is the best music DVD set that I've ever had the privilage of watching. BUY IT TODAY!!!!!!!!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
One of the best jazz film sets
28 Feb 2007
Format:DVD
I must respectfully disagree with the previous reviewer: there is really nothing wrong with the quality here. The source material for the Sound of Jazz and the Miles Davis performance are kinescopes of the shows and are in about as good quality here as you will find. Certainly not "high-definition," but very good for late-1950s kinescopes and as good as, or better than, any other transfers I have seen of the same material. The classic Jamming The Blues, with its profound Lester Young performances, is presented in excellent quality. The Charlie Parker footage is stunning and worth the price of the set all by itself -- not just the television show with Dizzy Gillespie (excellent quality) but the more recently discovered footage of Bird with Coleman Hawkins and Buddy Rich (also excellent quality). This really is an essential set. If you love classic jazz don't hesitate.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Greatest indeed
22 Sep 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this product as a gift for my brother living in France, and his son. Both are amateur trumpet players. Both were totally enthralled by this DVD. I had had a few qualms about the possibility of format issues, but evidently all chapters play flawlessly on European as well as US players. I called my brother and he asked that I give it 5 stars with no reservations. As an added comment, he mentioned that the producer obviously spent considerable effort on the audio quality, so that even relatively old recordings sound simply glorious.
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